National Department Spend Leaderboard

Government departments ranked by total procurement spend in National government procurement (FY 2026/27). Ranked by verified contract award value from the National Treasury eTenders Portal.

Citation Summary

National government departments and entities awarded R81B across 3 197 contracts (FY 2026/27).

Top 5 suppliers account for 76.8% of total National procurement spend (FY 2026/27).

Key Insights

Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority holds 26.2% of National procurement spend (FY 2026/27).
R81B across 3 197 contracts in National (FY 2026/27).
50 department spend entities in National (FY 2026/27).
76.8% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (FY 2026/27).

Market Intelligence

Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio

1.2x

Top 5 share vs long-tail

76.8% vs 23.2%

BBBEE-compliant awards

0.0% of spend

Active entities

1 877 in National

Department Spend Rankings

Rank	Department Name	Total Awarded	% of Spend	Contracts	Top Supplier	BBBEE Compliance
1	Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority	R21B	26.8%	107	THE BIOLOGICALS AND VACCINES INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA	0% Compliant
2	Justice & Constitutional Development	R18B	23.0%	143	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
3	National Treasury	R15B	19.1%	69	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
4	South African Revenue Service	R4.9B	6.1%	55	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
5	City of Cape Town	R2.7B	3.4%	29	600CT MANUFACTURING	0% Compliant
6	Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office)	R2.4B	3.1%	55	UKUZA CONSULTING	0% Compliant
7	South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)	R2.1B	2.7%	47	VEA ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CIVILS	0% Compliant
8	Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)	R1.5B	1.9%	6	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
9	South African National Parks	R893M	1.1%	50	VEA ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CIVILS	0% Compliant
10	Magalies Water	R868M	1.1%	9	MURRAY AND DICKSON CONSTRUCTION	0% Compliant
11	National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)	R841M	1.1%	27	BECKMAN COULTER SOUTH AFRICA	0% Compliant
12	The Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone	R719M	0.9%	4	EAST CHINA ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (INCORPORATED IN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)	0% Compliant
13	TSHWANE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE	R669M	0.8%	2	UKUZA CONSULTING	0% Compliant
14	Tygerburg Hospital	R518M	0.7%	10	AFRICA X-RAY INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL	0% Compliant
15	Public Works	R476M	0.6%	42	RAPID BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS	0% Compliant
16	Electoral Commission (IEC)	R386M	0.5%	49	PLUG N PLAY TECHNOLOGIES	0% Compliant
17	Independent Development Trust	R325M	0.4%	2	GVK-SIYA ZAMA BUILDING CONTRACTORS (CAPE)	0% Compliant
18	Limpopo - Public Works	R314M	0.4%	43	PRO-SERVE CONSULTING	0% Compliant
19	South African Tourism	R293M	0.4%	4	KwaZulu-Natal Tourism And Film Authority	0% Compliant
20	South African Weather Service (SAWS)	R288M	0.4%	17	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
21	Water and Sanitation	R262M	0.3%	41	BELTA SERVICES	0% Compliant
22	Road Traffic Infringement Agency	R245M	0.3%	2	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
23	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	R236M	0.3%	132	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
24	State Information Technology Agency (SITA)	R226M	0.3%	4	GIJIMA HOLDINGS	0% Compliant
25	Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Development Corporation	R222M	0.3%	10	MPIYAKHE04 CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC SERVICES	0% Compliant
26	Limpopo - Limpopo Tourism Agency	R210M	0.3%	17	KTN CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS	0% Compliant
27	National Health Laboratory Service	R206M	0.3%	3	SIEMENS HEALTHCARE	0% Compliant
28	Trade & Industry	R204M	0.3%	8	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
29	Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited	R191M	0.2%	10	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
30	Labour	R187M	0.2%	20	MC TEE HOLDINGS	0% Compliant
31	Services Sector Education and Training Authority	R182M	0.2%	3	AFRICAN GLOBAL SKILLS ACADEMY	0% Compliant
32	Health	R168M	0.2%	1	THAW CONSTRUCTION	0% Compliant
33	Interfront	R159M	0.2%	2	DATACENTRIX	0% Compliant
34	South African Social Security Agency	R152M	0.2%	34	DEPHETHOGO TRADING	0% Compliant
35	Council for Geoscience	R143M	0.2%	14	NEDBANK	0% Compliant
36	Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority	R141M	0.2%	15	ZUTARI	0% Compliant
37	National Research Foundation	R123M	0.2%	24	AMAKHAZA MOIA	0% Compliant
38	Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (ERWAT)	R115M	0.1%	4	HEXAGON ELECTRICAL	0% Compliant
39	Western Cape - Community Safety	R104M	0.1%	9	EDGE TO EDGE 1275	0% Compliant
40	National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)	R96M	0.1%	13	FULLSTREAM BUSINESS SERVICES	0% Compliant
41	Agricultural Research Council	R94M	0.1%	29	TINSACO	0% Compliant
42	Free State - Free State Development Corporation	R93M	0.1%	84	REDER CONSTRUCTION	0% Compliant
43	South African Nuclear Energy Corporation Limited	R88M	0.1%	6	M AND M TRAINING AND RIGGING	0% Compliant
44	Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa	R84M	0.1%	31	MPHELA INK JV	0% Compliant
45	Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (Sasseta)	R77M	0.1%	21	SID ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING	0% Compliant
46	Coega Development Cooperation	R71M	0.1%	2	SIG HANDLERS	0% Compliant
47	Amatola Water Board	R64M	0.1%	27	Unknown Supplier	0% Compliant
48	Western Cape - Health	R63M	0.1%	9	3RD GENERATION TRADING	0% Compliant
49	International Relations & Cooperation	R62M	0.1%	2	CHULUMANCO LILITHA	0% Compliant
50	South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)	R55M	0.1%	4	AGILUS SOLUTIONS	0% Compliant

BBBEE Distribution

FY 2026/27, National

Non-compliant / Exempt

No BBBEE certification or exempted

R124B

100% — 3 197 contracts

Dataset Context

Dataset:: 3 197 verified government procurement awards sourced from the South African National Treasury eTenders Portal.
Scope:: National — national departments, provincial departments, municipalities, state-owned entities
Exclusions:: Private sector procurement. Emergency procurement below R100,000. Classified contracts.
Period:: FY 2026/27
Last updated:: 28 Aug 2026, 01:37
Source:: National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)

Export & Attribution

Data source: Tenders-SA.org | South African Government Procurement Intelligence

URL: https://www.tenders-sa.org/leaderboard/national/department-spend/2026-27

Original source: National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)

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